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In the second edition of our quarterly magazine, we look inside homes outfitted with locks, lights, thermostats and coffee makers all controlled over the Internet. The surprise: You may not need to spend much to raise your home's IQ.

Technology has changed how gold medalist Lindsey Vonn trains, from tracking sleep to recording workouts to analyzing her skiing technique. But to keep her advantage on the mountain, there's one technology she'd like to keep out of the hands of the competition: virtual reality.

From CNET Magazine: Actor and entrepreneur LeVar Burton, host of the beloved "Reading Rainbow" TV show-turned-iPad app, is putting interactive books and video field trips on more devices than ever -- thanks to readers like you. It's quite a story.

After a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $5.4 million, Reading Rainbow starts a new chapter with the Web-based version of the popular kids' TV series. "Star Trek" actor and Reading Rainbow co-founder LeVar Burton takes us inside to show us how they create the content and talks about what inspires and motivates him after all these years.